dweomer

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle English dweomer, from Old English dwimor, from Proto-Germanic *dwemrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to whisk, raise dust, fume”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdwɪ.mə(ɹ)/, /ˈdwɛ.mə(ɹ)/, /ˈdwiː.mə(ɹ)/

Noun[edit]

dweomer (usually uncountable, plural dweomers)

  1. Alternative spelling of dwimmer
  2. (fantasy, games) The magical aura on an enchanted item; or more broadly, the aura of a magic spell having been cast while active.

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